Thanks for your knowledge. I do get my very first few piece of Kangxi bord from you. It opens my world of great chinese history and antique wondering.

I still enjoy it every day.

Greetings,

Mao

]]>By: Lawrence Isaachttp://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/developing-passion-collecting-chinese-porcelain/comment-page-1#comment-4619
Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:49:44 +0000http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2495266#comment-4619Great interview – thanks
]]>By: Arno Jacobshttp://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/developing-passion-collecting-chinese-porcelain/comment-page-1#comment-4618
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:19:50 +0000http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2495266#comment-4618Re-reading this wonderfull interview I realize it is still true. Thanks again David for giving me this chance to tell all the people how to develop a passion for collecting Chinese porcelain.

Looks you have a nice Japanese set, but I can’t help you. I’m not specialized in marks. The mark section on Gotheborg.com has hundreds of marks, I hope you can find the answer there. For Chinese marks you can buy the book by Gerald Davison.

I can’t tell much about marks, but I have a solution for you. Go to Gotheborg.com, this is a site for Asian porcelain collectors, and hit the mark section. The mark section you can find in the upper left corner on the main site, it is for free. There you do find hundreds of Japanese marks and Chinese marks.

Kind regards,
Arno

]]>By: Sue Hersheyhttp://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/developing-passion-collecting-chinese-porcelain/comment-page-1#comment-4614
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:25:17 +0000http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2495266#comment-4614Hi, I just read about your collection and I posted pics on my facebook page of 2 pieces I picked up at an estate auction. Can you tell me anything about them and the makers mark?
Thank you,
Sue
]]>By: Mary Parkhttp://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/developing-passion-collecting-chinese-porcelain/comment-page-1#comment-4613
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:55:18 +0000http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2495266#comment-4613I just discovered this site. I also have some Japanese porcelain that is so thin and delicate, that when you hold a teacup up to the light, you can see the Geisha in the bottom. I don’t know what it is, or what it is worth. I have several pieces. Help! Thanks!
]]>By: Arnohttp://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/developing-passion-collecting-chinese-porcelain/comment-page-1#comment-4612
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:54:52 +0000http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2495266#comment-4612Without pictures it is hard to say. The mark can reveal something of its origin.

Kind regards,
Arno

]]>By: D Conahttp://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/developing-passion-collecting-chinese-porcelain/comment-page-1#comment-4611
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:28:58 +0000http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2495266#comment-4611I have an Oriental tea set that was a gift to my mother in 1972. It was purchased in an antique shop in Phoenix, AZ.

The cups and saucers are a thin, translucent porcelain and when you hold a cup up to a light looking inside of it an image of the face of a Geisha girl appears at the bottom of the cup. Wondering if I could get any information on this set.